# 2014–15 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Big Red, led by fifth year head coach Bill Courtney, played their home games at Newman Arena and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 13–17, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

## Previous season

The Big Red had a dismal record of 2–26. Only one of those wins came against a Division I opponent.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Dominick Scelfo | 12 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Kenner, LA | Graduated |
| Jake Matthews | 20 | G | 6'2" | 220 | Senior | Greensburg, PA | Graduated |
| Dwight Tarwater | 33 | F | 6'6" | 230 | Senior | Knoxville, TN | Graduated |
| Nolan Cressler | 3 | G | 6'4" | 198 | Junior | Pittsburgh, PA | Transferred to Vanderbilt |

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | David Onourah | Forward | 6–9 | 230 | Sophomore | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1 | Darryl Smith | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Sophomore | Chesapeake, Virginia |
| 3 | Galal Cancer | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Senior | Albany, New York |
| 4 | Dave LaMore | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 225 | Senior | Whitmore Lake, Michigan |
| 5 | Robert Hatter | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Sophomore | Houston, Texas |
| 11 | Desmond Fleming | Guard | 5–11 | 180 | Sophomore | The Woodlands, Texas |
| 12 | Jordan Abdur-Ra'oof | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Freshman | Rockville, Maryland |
| 13 | Devin Cherry | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Senior | Meridian, Mississippi |
| 15 | Braxston Bunce | Center | 6–11 | 250 | Junior | Kelowna, Canada |
| 20 | Wil Bathurst | Guard/Forward | 6–3 | 180 | Freshman | Olean, New York |
| 21 | Kyle Brown | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Freshman | Bellevue, Washington |
| 22 | Robert Mischler | Guard | 6–3 | 183 | Junior | Mishawaka, Indiana |
| 24 | Pat Smith | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 195 | Freshman | Chalfont, Pennsylvania |
| 25 | JoJo Fallas | Guard | 5–11 | 175 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, California |
| 32 | Shonn Miller | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Senior | Euclid, Ohio |
| 35 | Nenad Tomic | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Senior | North Royalton, Ohio |
| 50 | Deion Giddens | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 202 | Senior | Bitburg, Germany |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | at George Mason | W 68–60 | 1–0 | Patriot Center (6,007) Fairfax, VA |
| 11/16/2014* 2:00 pm | at Loyola (MD) | L 71–76 | 1–1 | Reitz Arena (1,046) Baltimore, MD |
| 11/18/2014* 7:00 pm | Colgate | W 58–52 | 2–1 | Newman Arena (1,641) Ithaca, NY |
| 11/20/2014* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. South Carolina Charleston Classic quarterfinals | L 49–65 | 2–2 | TD Arena (2,517) Charleston, SC |
| 11/21/2014* 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Penn State Charleston Classic consolation round | L 71–72 | 2–3 | TD Arena (2,430) Charleston, SC |
| 11/23/2014* 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Drexel Charleston Classic 7th place game | L 59–61 | 2–4 | TD Arena (1,220) Charleston, SC |
| 11/26/2014* 7:00 pm | Canisius | W 67–60 | 3–4 | Newman Arena (750) Ithaca, NY |
| 11/29/2014* 2:00 pm | at Binghamton | W 68–54 | 4–4 | Binghamton University Events Center (1,950) Vestal, NY |
| 12/06/2014* 4:00 pm | UMass Lowell | W 71–60 | 5–4 | Newman Arena (659) Ithaca, NY |
| 12/21/2014* 2:00 pm | at Radford | L 61–74 | 5–5 | Dedmon Center (754) Radford, VA |
| 12/23/2014* 7:00 pm, TWCSC | at Siena | W 75–57 | 6–5 | Times Union Center (5,973) Albany, NY |
| 12/28/2014* 4:00 pm | Saint Peter's | L 52–59 $^{OT}$ | 6–6 | Newman Arena (847) Ithaca, NY |
| 12/31/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | at Syracuse | L 44–61 | 6–7 | Carrier Dome (19,288) Syracuse, NY |
| 01/03/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Buffalo | L 73–92 | 6–8 | Alumni Arena (3,192) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/08/2015* 7:00 pm | Howard | W 70–60 | 7–8 | Newman Arena (1,142) Ithaca, NY |
| 01/10/2015* 2:00 pm | Alfred State | W 107–29 | 8–8 | Newman Arena (1,961) Ithaca, NY |
| 01/17/2015 4:30 pm | Columbia | L 45–48 | 8–9 (0–1) | Newman Arena (3,222) Ithaca, NY |
| 01/24/2015 7:00 pm | at Columbia | W 57–47 | 9–9 (1–1) | Levien Gymnasium (2,718) New York City, NY |
| 01/30/2015 7:00 pm | Brown | W 57–49 | 10–9 (2–1) | Newman Arena (2,712) Ithaca, NY |
| 01/31/2015 6:00 pm | Yale | L 57–65 | 10–10 (2–2) | Newman Arena (3,119) Ithaca, NY |
| 02/06/2015 7:00 pm, ASN | Penn | L 69–71 | 10–11 (2–3) | Newman Arena (2,713) Ithaca, NY |
| 02/07/2015 6:00 pm | Princeton | W 68–60 | 11–11 (3–3) | Newman Arena (2,889) Ithaca, NY |
| 02/13/2015 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | W 81–72 $^{OT}$ | 12–11 (4–3) | Leede Arena (548) Hanover, NH |
| 02/14/2015 6:00 pm | at Harvard | L 40–61 | 12–12 (4–4) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,603) Cambridge, MA |
| 02/20/2015 7:00 pm | at Yale | L 51–62 | 12–13 (4–5) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,359) New Haven, CT |
| 02/21/2015 6:00 pm | at Brown | L 56–57 | 12–14 (4–6) | Pizzitola Sports Center (562) Providence, RI |
| 02/27/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN | Harvard | W 57–49 | 13–14 (5–6) | Newman Arena (3,208) Ithaca, NY |
| 02/28/2015 6:00 pm | Dartmouth | L 45–56 | 13–15 (5–7) | Newman Arena (2,659) Ithaca, NY |
| 03/06/2015 7:00 pm | at Princeton | L 53–66 | 13–16 (5–8) | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,843) Princeton, NJ |
| 03/07/2015 7:00 pm | at Penn | L 72–79 | 13–17 (5–9) | Palestra (2,029) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||